blusher (Amanita rubescens)
Amanita rubescens is a common Amanita species with red-brown cap, grey-white to pink flakes and a creaked ring. Typical is the flesh discoloring wine red in injuries and feeding places.
Scientific name: Amanita rubescens
Features
The cap is 6 to 15 cm wide, flesh brown to red brown, with dirty white to pink grey flakes; the edge is not called. The gills are white, free, dense and become reddish spotted by injuries. The stem is whitish to pink, with a hanging ring clearly crimped on top and a bulbous base without a set volva; the bulb is often spotty and madig red. No taste, you never try Amanita species. The flesh is white and reddens slowly wine-red, especially in the stem base and at meal times. White
Habitat
Beech, oak, spruce, fir, pine.. Wide spectrum, older forest stocks.. From the lowlands to the mountains.
Season
June to October In favorable conditions until December.
Weather and fruiting
Only when thoroughly cooked; flesh bruises pink-red. Rule out panther cap and other amanitas.
Lookalike risk
Panther cap: It has pure white flakes, a crimped cap edge, a smooth, uncracked ring, and a crimped bulb with bead; the flesh never reddens. European false blushing amanita: It is gray brown, its flesh does not redden. Death cap: It has a greenish cap without flakes and a skinned, sac-like volva.
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FAQ
What does the map show?
Weather-based foraging chances, not a guarantee that fruit bodies stand at the pin.
Can I eat this mushroom?
No page replaces identification. If unsure, leave it or ask an expert.
Blusher: is it edible?
Yes, but only with restrictions. Raw poisonous and easy to confuse with the poisonous Amanita pantherina; only for safe connoisseurs.
Blusher: when and where does it grow?
In central Europe the season runs June to October. In favorable conditions until December. Habitat: Beech, oak, spruce, fir, pine.
Blusher: what are the lookalikes?
The most important distinction is from Death cap (Amanita phalloides, deadly poisonous): It has a greenish cap without flakes and a skinned, sac-like volva. Other lookalikes: Panther cap, European false blushing amanita.
When is a trip worth it?
Only when thoroughly cooked; flesh bruises pink-red. Rule out panther cap and other amanitas.